I’m starting to feel like I say this every year, but 2015 was sure a wild ride! It was full of new adventures, new places, new jobs and new people. We started 2015 in Lafayette, Louisiana after my husband accepted a new job with a…

Forget milk and cookies this Christmas. Try leaving Santa Claus these Oatmeal Scotchies and hot chocolate. Only this is not ordinary hot chocolate – it’s the most decadent, creamy, rich and chocolatey hot chocolate I’ve ever tasted. Let’s get another close up of that…

Everyone has a favorite recipe, and this is mine: wassail. I wait all year for it to get cold enough in the fall to make this hot cider drink. Then I make it repeatedly throughout the winter until the days get warm in the…

Presents, decorations and good ol’ Santa Claus get most of our attention this time of year, but there’s one little family tradition that I personally hold most dear during the holidays: watching Christmas movies. Growing up in the country, we spent many frosty nights inside…

If you couldn’t tell from this post and this post and this post, dessert is kind of my favorite thing. I love dessert: cakes, chocolates, ice cream, custards, brownies, cookies… but not pies. Especially not fruit pies. I used to say that fruit was…

I’m so excited to host my guest blogger, Nikki Riojas, on Sunflower Magnolia today! Nikki was the first friend I made in Lafayette, Louisiana when we moved down from the Midwest, and she helped me with everything from finding good restaurants to learning the particulars…

December 1, 2015

About Me

Hello friends! I'm a Midwest girl living in the South. I believe life should be well-styled, well-organized and doable for every woman. Sunflower Magnolia is your resource for style and gracious living on a budget. Welcome to my adventure! Read More...